Docket+ 31 October
Docket+ is a weekly roundup of the latest influence operations-related academic research, events and job opportunities.
Docket+ is a weekly roundup of the latest influence operations-related academic research, events and job opportunities.
Highlights
- Crowds Can Effectively Identify Misinformation at Scale (PsyArXiv, 26 October)
- Social media companies and common carrier status: a primer (Brookings, 27 October)
- NewsGuard’s Misinformation Monitor: Dark Money Political Ads Proliferate on Facebook and Instagram Ahead of the U.S. Midterms, Enabled by the Platforms’ Policies (NewsGuard, October)
- Birdwatch: Crowd Wisdom and Bridging Algorithms can Inform Understanding and Reduce the Spread of Misinformation (Twitter, 27 October)
1. Academia & Research
1.1 Platforms & Technology
- More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend on other social media sites (Pew, 21 October)
- Datavoidant: An AI System for Addressing Political Data Voids on Social Media (ArXiv, 24 October)
- The International State of Safety Tech: This report provides an overview of the international Safety Tech landscape, the trends that drive it currently and recommendations for further growth opportunities. (Public, 27 October)
- Privacy Rights Have Changed. Will Data Handling Follow? (RAND, 24 October)
- Elon Musk doesn’t know what it takes to make a digital town square (MIT Technology Review, 29 October)
- How Google’s Ad Business Funds Disinformation Around the World (ProPublica, 29 October)
- Empty Promises: Inside Big Tech's Weak Effort to Fight Hate and Lies in 2022 (FreePress, 27 October)